Global Patent Index - EP 1282172 A3

EP 1282172 A3 20041208 - Bipolar semiconductor device and method for fabrication thereof

Title (en)

Bipolar semiconductor device and method for fabrication thereof

Title (de)

Bipolares Halbleiterbauelement und dessen Herstellungsverfahren

Title (fr)

Dispositif semiconducteur bipolaire et son procédé de fabrication

Publication

EP 1282172 A3 20041208 (EN)

Application

EP 02250610 A 20020129

Priority

JP 2001232561 A 20010731

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1282172A2] The semiconductor device comprises a first semiconductor layer 14 formed on a semiconductor substrate 10; an outgoing base electrode 26 formed on the first semiconductor layer 14; a base layer 32 formed on the first semiconductor layer, connected to the outgoing base electrode at a side surface of the outgoing base electrode, and formed of silicon germanium containing carbon; and a second semiconductor layer 36 formed on the base layer. The base layer 32 of silicon germanium contains carbon, which prevents the action of interstitial silicon atoms, which are very influential to diffusion of boron. As a result, when the emitter layer 36, etc. are subjected to heat processing at, e.g., about 950 DEG C, the diffusion of boron out of the base layer 32 can be prevented. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01L 29/737; H01L 21/331; H01L 29/10

IPC 8 full level

H01L 21/331 (2006.01); H01L 29/10 (2006.01); H01L 29/732 (2006.01); H01L 29/737 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H01L 29/1004 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 29/66242 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 29/737 (2013.01 - KR); H01L 29/7378 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [Y] US 6169007 B1 20010102 - PINTER JERALD FRANK [US]
  • [X] EP 1065728 A2 20010103 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]
  • [X] WO 0014806 A1 20000316 - INST HALBLEITERPHYSIK GMBH [DE], et al
  • [X] WO 9826457 A1 19980618 - INST HALBLEITERPHYSIK GMBH [DE], et al
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  • [X] YUKI K ET AL: "BANDGAP AND STRAIN ENGINEERING IN SIGEC HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, PUBLICATION OFFICE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS. TOKYO, JP, vol. 40, no. 4B, PART 1, April 2001 (2001-04-01), pages 2633 - 2636, XP001078188, ISSN: 0021-4922
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  • [A] LANZEROTTI L D ET AL: "Suppression of boron outdiffusion in SiGe HBTs by carbon incorporation", ELECTRON DEVICES MEETING, 1996., INTERNATIONAL SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA 8-11 DEC. 1996, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, 8 December 1996 (1996-12-08), pages 249 - 252, XP010207710, ISBN: 0-7803-3393-4
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  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 09 30 September 1996 (1996-09-30)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1282172 A2 20030205; EP 1282172 A3 20041208; JP 2003045884 A 20030214; KR 100723322 B1 20070531; KR 20030012798 A 20030212; US 2003025114 A1 20030206; US 6838349 B2 20050104

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02250610 A 20020129; JP 2001232561 A 20010731; KR 20020008697 A 20020219; US 5371202 A 20020124